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Every Tube Station Song by Jay Foreman
Could you name all 270 Tube stations in London (not including DLR or Overground)? Of course you can. But turning them into a catchy three-minute tongue-twister tune, now that’s a different story....
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Etiquette on the Tube
To encourage better subway etiquette on the Tube, Transport For London launched ‘Travel Better London’, an initiative where poetry will be used to promote good subway manners.
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Storm UK, part 2
UK storm: Damage hits travel as more severe weather expected BBC weather forecaster Chris Fawkes says more bad weather is on the way and explains the likely impact of the powerful atmospheric jet...
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Victoria Line Closed By Concrete And Water Flood
Update: It has been confirmed that a mixture of concrete and water has flooded a Victoria Line control room. The line is closed between Warren Street and Brixton, with severe delays on all other...
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Changes to services into and through London Bridge
Passengers are reminded to check for changes to their journeys to and through London Bridge station as Britain’s biggest station redevelopment continues. The Thameslink Programme will provide much...
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Overground station at Brixton or Loughborough Junction?
Current Brixton Rail Lines, the closed East Brixton Station can be seen in grey. Image from Wikipedia Lambeth council has commissioned a feasibility study into opening a station in the Brixton area on...
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London Tube Etiquette Poetry
Photo by Rooney Wimms in the Londonist Flickr pool. London Tube Etiquette, Look out for these two poems on the tube. They won TfL’s Travel Better London competition, which asked for lines of verse that...
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Important Tube strike update
Dear tiredbees, I am writing to share our provisional plans for what we will run on each Tube line during the planned strike action by the RMT union. Travel advice If the Tube strike goes ahead, Tube...
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To Catford and beyond!
To Catford and beyond! The Bakerloo Line may be extended into South East London. Boris Johnson has been teasing an update about a possible southern extension to the Bakerloo Line for a couple of weeks...
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2015 Rail Fare Increases Announced
London’s rail passengers found out today that their fares will go up in 2015 by 3.5%, following the announcement of July’s Retail Prices Index (RPI) figure. The rise is set by adding 1% to the July RPI...
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Disruption To London Bridge Station This August
London Bridge Station (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Use London Bridge rail or New Cross Overground stations? Then you could be in for problems with your trains at the end of this month. The interminable...
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Another Central Line Tube Strike Called For September
There’s another tube strike planned for the Central and Waterloo & City tube lines, this time for 17 September. The lines were largely shut down last Friday, with just a shuttle service running at...
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Delays explained – knock-on effects
Similar to a busy motorway, even the smallest delay can have a huge knock-on effect. 22,000 passenger trains and 2,000 freight trains use the rail network every day and at peak times critical parts of...
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Northern Line – 24 Hour Tube Strike
English: Picture of cab of London Underground Northern line train at East Finchley station. Sunil060902, 8th October 2007. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Drivers in the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT)...
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London Bridge railway station partially closes
London Bridge Station – View Over Canopies London Bridge railway station has partially closed for nine days for building work. There will be no First Capital Connect or Southern trains calling at the...
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Automatic refunds for rail passengers
Philip Hammond MP, Secretary of State for Transport Rail passengers delayed by more than two minutes could be entitled to automatic refunds under a new Government crackdown. The scheme, which is now...
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Second 24-hour Tube Strike
London Underground drivers are to stage another 24-hour tube strike amid a dispute over the new all-night Tube service. The ASLEF union said the walkout would take place from 9.30pm on Wednesday, 5...
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More Tube Strike
Two more strikes by London Underground staff have been announced. Look out for more ‘travel chaos’ headlines as London Underground workers plan to stage two further strikes in the ongoing dispute over...
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Tube Strike Cancelled!!!
This week’s proposed tube strike have been called off. The decision follows talks between union leaders and Transport for London, mediated by conciliation service Acas. The dispute centred around the...
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Three Days Of Tube Strikes Announced
The RMT has confirmed three planned days of strike action for the coming weeks, with drivers’ union Aslef expected to confirm dates shortly (they’ll be the same dates). These strikes are about the...
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